EU accuses Micrsoft of secretly collecting children's data
Noyb accused Microsoft of lacking transparency or protections around collecting children's data in schools.
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EU accuses Micrsoft of secretly collecting children's data
Austrian advocacy group Noyb lodged two complaints about Microsoft's 365 Education software.
Microsoft is back under the microscope in the European Union, but Teams is finally not to blame. Austrian advocacy group Noyb has filed two complaints against Microsoft over operations of its 365 Education software in schools and children's privacy. The group is also responsible for past complaints against OpenAI, Meta, Spotify and more tech giants.
Noyb alleges that Microsoft 365 Education "installed cookies that, according to Microsoft's own documentation, analyse user behaviour, collect browser data and are used for advertising" — without the school's knowledge. The advocacy group further alleges that Microsoft is "consistently vague" about what it's doing with the students' data and could be tracking children in secret.
